Why the study?
Does alcohol ingestion prevent angina in patients with vasospastic angina?
Does alcohol ingestion prevent angina in patients with vasospastic angina?
Alcohol ingestion may be effective in preventing spontaneous and exercise-induced angina in select patients with vasospastic angina.
May suggest benefit in refractory vasospastic angina; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice.
The authors report 2 patients with vasospastic angina in whom alcohol ingestion was effective in preventing angina. Coronary angiography revealed no organic coronary stenosis but demonstrated coronary artery spasm during angina attacks. In 1 patient, alcohol ingestion every six hours completely suppressed frequent spontaneous angina. In the other patient, alcohol ingestion markedly prolonged the duration of the exercise on treadmill testing by preventing exercise-induced coronary spasm.
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